The Election Commission of India (ECI) doubled down on its demand that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi submit an affidavit stating his allegations of voter roll manipulations in a Karnataka Assembly constituency.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar also refused the Opposition’s demands to publish a machine-readable voter list and to provide CCTV footage of the voting process, claiming that both measures would violate voter privacy.
In his first press conference since assuming office, the CEC did not name the Congress leader, but issued him an ultimatum to submit a signed affidavit within seven days or apologise to the nation for his allegations.
